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Excise Dept promotes ESG issues to achieve sustainable development
The Excise Department advises business operators to turn crises into opportunities, transforming businesses towards sustainability.The department is promoting sustainable business practices by offering tax incentives for businesses that prioritise environmental concerns.Excise Department Director General Ekniti Nitithanprapas, said environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues are a ...
The Nation Reporter
Environmental campaigners urge new govt to focus on sustainable development
Environmental campaigners are urging the new government to overhaul what they see as its “overly pro-industrial investment policy” and move the country down the path of sustainable development, in order to protect its citizens and the country from costly environmental and health damages.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Regional UN policy forum calls for greater empowerment, inclusion of marginalized groups
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) opened its 75th session in Bangkok on Monday, with global and regional leaders calling for greater empowerment and inclusion of marginalized groups to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.According to a ...
Joint efforts for the sustainable development of the Mekong River
180 representatives from various stakeholder groups gathered at the Seventh Mekong River Commission (MRC) Regional Stakeholder Forum to learn lessons from current joint efforts and find better ways to address urgent challenges facing the Mekong. Participants included representatives from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, Viet Nam, ...
Thailand can be a champion for migrants
Signed and sealed. The formal endorsement of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration by the UN General Assembly in New York this week was a momentous occasion. Keep reading ...
Laos, Thailand further cooperation, deepen friendship
Laos and Thailand will target new heights in deepening their relations as they head toward setting up a strategic partnership for growth and sustainable development.The direction of deepening relations and enhancement of bilateral cooperation was agreed on at the Third Lao-Thai Joint Cabinet Retreat (JCR) ...
Social enterprises key ‘to boost sustainable development’
Stakeholders should take part in shaping the future of social enterprise in Thailand and boost sustainable development, experts told a seminar recently.Social enterprise (SE) has emerged as a solution for a more sustainable economic growth in response to widespread social, economic and environmental problems caused ...
Jintana Panyaarvudh
UN backs Thai resolution on sustainable development
Thailand has achieved a milestone as the country’s resolution on sustainable development has won recognition from the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Keep reading ...
Matti Joutsen
Yala Kick Off sponsors sustainable development of rubber farmers
The Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT) has launched its “Yala Kick Off” program, donating support funds for the sustainable development of rubber growers. Vice Director of the RAOT, Surachai Boonwanno, was present at the RAOT’s Yala Office to chair the launch of the program and to ...
Itiporn Lakarnchua
Remote sensing observation to help sustainable development along the Mekong
China will coordinate with countries from Asia and Oceania to conduct satellite remote sensing observation along the Mekong River, according to the website of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).Keep reading ...
